BGE delays start of Russell St. work for a week

Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. said Thursday that it will close lanes on Russell Street and nearby city roads beginning Oct. 14 rather than Monday to move underground utilities, work it said is needed to accommodate construction of the Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore.

BGE said its work on Russell Street between Haines and Worcester streets will "continue in segments" through July, scheduled Monday through Saturday outside of rush-hour stretches and suspended during games and other events at M&T Bank Stadium.

The parent companies of Howard Bank and Patapsco Bank plan to merge in a $10 million deal, the two institutions announced Tuesday, creating what would be one of the largest locally-owned banks in the region.

Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank said Monday that he wants to create a new neighborhood on the waterfront acreage he has assembed in Port Covington, anchored by a relocated Under Armour headquarters and enlivened by shopping, restaurants, a distillery and horse stables.

When Baltimore developer Charlie Duff placed the winning bid on a vacant former theater in Station North, it looked like the possible setting of an Indiana Jones movie: Green mold grew on surfaces throughout the building, a tree sprouted through the middle of a staircase.